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Dodgers' Cody Bellinger doesn't expect his World Series hitting woes to carry over

He has three words for the pitching coaches watching video of the World Series, salivating at how easily the Houston Astros neutralized him, dreaming about pitching him exactly the same way and gobbling up key outs.

He did not make the Dodgers' opening-day roster, but he was their cleanup batter in the World Series. He set the NL rookie record for home runs, with 39. He was unanimously selected as the NL rookie of the year.

If Bellinger had no idea how the Astros would pitch to him, and no idea how to react to it, that's on the Dodgers' scouting, analytics and coaching staffs.